Unique 3 Tiny Hand Carved Wooden Lip Wax Containers for Beetle Nut users.

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Unique 3 Tiny Hand Carved Wooden Lip Wax Containers for Beetle Nut users.:
$100.00

Many of the indigenous tribes in Thailand still chew beetle nut and it is found all over Southeast Asia. The beetle nut is from the Areca is a plant. The nut is chewed alone or in a mixture of Tobacco, powdered or sliced areca nut, and slaked lime wrapped in the leaf of “betel”..
Areca is used for treatment of a mental disorder called schizophrenia and an eye disorder called glaucoma; as a mild stimulant; and as a digestive aid. Some people use areca as a recreational drug because it speeds up the central nervous system (CNS).
Each user of beetle nut needs lip wax and also lime. The wax is for dried lips and the lime is generally mixed with the beetle nut. It is very detrimental to the teeth and you often see old men who have used beetle nut for decades with no teeth at all and if they have any they are stained red.
These tiny unique wooden containers are hand carved and many have very nice finials. The largest of the three is 1-1/2 inches high and 1-1/2 inches wide and has some wax residue. The second smallest is 1-1/4 inch high and 1-1/4 inch wide and has some lime residue. The smallest is 1/2 inch high and 1 inch wide and also has some wax residue.
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